Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 17 '21 at 18:17
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 105
2-Core 210
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 403
55% 409 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.9% Very good
Lighting 96.7
Reflection 109
Parallax 98.9
79% 102 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 96.1
Splatting 97.6
79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 419 458 465 454 425 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 462
Mixed 439
SusWrite 415
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 51.5
170% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 294
242% 345 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
121GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 295 300 360 356 12 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 355
Mixed 319
SusWrite 255
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 40.7
147% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 196
175% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 103%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
524GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 63 62 61 62 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 139
Write 95.2
Mixed 107
SusWrite 62.4
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 25.8
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 23.7
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,064 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $795
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